Qatar sees huge hike in abandoned cars

Doha has seen a 791 percent increase in the number of cars being abandoned on its streets and outskirts, it was reported on Sunday.

The city’s municipality has revealed that in January this year 1,448 vehicles were deemed to be left unclaimed.

This is a huge hike on the 183 found abandoned in January 2008, according to local Arabic daily Arrayah and reported in Qatar daily Gulf Times.